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UPL 51366

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Blue Dreams (42-37761 OR-L) McFarland Crew, 323rd BS, 91st BG. 15 February 1944

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Units

323rd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Two crewmen of the 91st Bomb Group with a B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37767) nicknamed "Blue Dreams". Handwritten on reverse: '237767.' On reverse: 'Not For Publication For Personal Use Only, Passed By US Army Examiner 10143 [Stamp].'

42-37761

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Blue Dreams
Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 24 Jul 2021 00:31:15

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

Photo Source: www.fold3.com